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Petrocosmea rosettifolia is a small lithophytic herb from Yunnan, China, in the African violet family, grown for its tight rosettes of small leaves. It is a cool-growing rock plant that needs bright, humid conditions and sharp drainage; note that many cultivated plants sold under this name are actually P. cryptica.
Petrocosmea rosettifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. A new species Petrocosmea cryptica J.M.H.Shaw was described in 2011, long known in cultivation but mistakenly identified as P. rosettifolia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Petrocosmea rosettifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
